栄養学(えいようがく)

えいようがく
noun
nutrition science; dietetics
1. nutrition science; dietetics
The academic study of nutrition — how the nutrients in food affect health and bodily function.
栄養学(えいようがく)を学(まな)ぶ。
to study nutrition science.
大学(だいがく)で栄養学(えいようがく)を専攻(せんこう)している。
I'm majoring in nutrition science at university.
最新(さいしん)の栄養学(えいようがく)の研究(けんきゅう)によって、食事(しょくじ)と健康(けんこう)の関係(かんけい)が次々(つぎつぎ)と明(あき)らかになっている。
Through the latest research in nutrition science, the relationships between diet and health are being revealed one after another.

The scientific study of nutrients and how they affect the body and health. A common university major, especially for those training as dietitians.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 栄養学(えいようがく)を専攻(せんこう)する: to major in nutrition science
  • 臨床(りんしょう)栄養学(えいようがく): clinical nutrition

RELATED WORDS:

  • 栄養士(えいようし): a registered dietitian
  • 栄養(えいよう): nutrition; nourishment — the substance/concept itself, of which 栄養学(えいようがく) is the study
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